Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 123 9 May 2021
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Nomos circa 400-340, AR 7.49 g. Head of Demeter r., wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; her diadem held in place by a wreath of leaves. Beneath neck truncation [NIKA]. Rev. META Ear of barley; on r., a pear. Noe 488. SNG Copenhagen 1201 (these dies). SNG ANS 369 (these dies). Historia Numorum Italy 1543.
Very rare. An unusual representation of Demeter and a deep tone. Good very fine
Ex NAC 2, 1990, 30 and New York XXVII, 2012, Prospero 62 sales.
Nomos circa 400-340, AR 7.49 g. Head of Demeter r., wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; her diadem held in place by a wreath of leaves. Beneath neck truncation [NIKA]. Rev. META Ear of barley; on r., a pear. Noe 488. SNG Copenhagen 1201 (these dies). SNG ANS 369 (these dies). Historia Numorum Italy 1543.
Very rare. An unusual representation of Demeter and a deep tone. Good very fine
Ex NAC 2, 1990, 30 and New York XXVII, 2012, Prospero 62 sales.